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  • Lot# : 719 Sicily

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    1859: 1 gr. russet-brown ('ruggine scuro'), Plate I on Naples paper, a fine used horizontal pair, positions 6-7, lightly cancelled in black. Note the retouch on postion 7 underneath the 'O' of 'Posta'. A delightful pair. Signed A. Bolaffi, G. Bolaffi, E. Diena. Cert. G. Bolaffi (1968) Sassone = € 3'500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 720 Sicily

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    1859: 1 gr. light olive green, Plate III, a fine unused horizontal strop of five, positions 1-5, of excellent colour with good to large margins all round, minor bend between second and third stamps, large part og. A scarce and attractive multiple. Signed A. Diena, E. Diena. Cert. E. Diena (1987) Sassone = € 2'250+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 721 Sicily

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    1859: 2 gr. blue, Plate I, Palermo paper, an unused block of six from upper left corner of the sheet, positions 1-3 / 11-13, fresh and very fine in a delightful pale shade, with large part og. and the lower three stamps unmounted og. Cert. E. Diena (1990) Sassone = € 2'100+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 722 Sicily

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    1859: 5 gr. carmine, Plate Ia, a fine unused horizontal strip of four, positions 71-74, marginal from left of sheet, of excellent intense colour with large part somewhat browned og. Tiny nick in margin of no significance. Cert. Raybaudi (2008) Sassone = € 6'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 723 Sicily

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    1859: 50 grana chocolate brown', a superb example used with 20 gr. slate-grey 'grigio ardesia', used on small 1859 envelope from Messina to Paris neatly tied in black, with framed 'P.D.' at right in black and Messina despatch datestamp (April 24) at base. Reverse with opening flap missing but with 'Marseille-Paris' cds (April 27). An exceptional franking, illustrated in Nino Aquila 'Il Francobolli del Ultimo Re' on page 282 (Aquila records just two covers with this spectacular franking to France) and just four covers in all with a 70 grana rate. An extremely rare usage of the 50 grana on letter in outstanding quality on a most attractive cover, without doubt one of the most important items of classic Sicily recorded. Signed A. Bolaffi, G. Bolaffi, A. G. Bolaffi. Certs. A. Diena (1972), Bolaffi (1995 - quality rating 100), Aquila (1998), Colla (2000). Michel = € 70'000/Sassone = € 280'000.

    Provenance: Collection Barcella; Corinphila sale 129 (October 2001), lot 949.
    Starting bid : 20,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 34,000 CHF

    Lot# : 724 Sicily

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    1859: Mint and used collection in two volumes with ½ gr. orange unused (9, incl. a strip of three), ½ gr. used examples (21, incl. a strip of four), 1 gr. green unused (13, incl. a strip of four) and used (54, including a rejoined block of four, and usages on ten covers), 2 gr. blue unused (23, incl. a block of six and a strip of three), 2 gr. used examples (70, incl. a strip of four, two strips of three and ten pairs with usages on 10 covers), 5 gr. unused (20, including a horizontal strip of five marginal from left of sheet and a pair) and used (34, including combination usages with other values on piece (10) and covers (3), 10 gr. deep blue unused (14, including a block of six with retouch), 10 gr. deep blue used (17, including combination usages on piece (3) and on three covers), 20 gr. slate unused (9, incl. a pair showing the retouch to position 72) and used (12, including combination usages with other values on piece), 50 gr. brown-lake unused (35, incl. two blocks of four and three pairs and two with doubling of the print) and used (9, incl. a piece with 5 gr.). The whole with a multitude of certificates. Quality is generally fine to very fine, a wonderful collection of enormous catalogue value of this scarce and charming issue.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 30,000 CHF
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